For the first time in forever.......!

Today started our first day off with our host. My host, Ole Anderson picked me and we took off!  I dropped my bags at his house and we sped off to Kronborg Castle which is north of Copenhagen.  If you are in Susan's family, I would describe Ole as a Danish Bob Mork. He retired from the Air Force, tells lots of jokes, and has a fun time wherever he goes. We went to Kronborg, which is the castle that is the setting for Hamlet. 

It was great. Two pictures are below. One is from the ballroom which really reminded me of the Frozen movie. The other is of Holgier Danske, or Holgier the Dane. He is a sleeping giant in the basement of Kronborg. The legend is that if Denmark is ever in real trouble, Holgier will wake up and defend the country. 

The best quote of the day was from a tour guide. A girl pointed across the water to Sweden and asked is that Sweden?  He looked at her and said "no, it's Denmark, they just don't realize it."  There was also a Swedish flag hanging outside the dungeon. A little history between the two countries!